System and method for providing reference information to allow chat users to easily select a chat room that fits in with his tastes

A chat information processing device for processing information relating to computerized chats when connected to a plurality of information terminal devices respecting associated with plural chat users through a computerized network, comprising:

• a comment contents extraction process arrangements for extracting the contents of a comment transmitted from said information terminal devices in each of a plurality of chat rooms;
• a comment contents data base for storing the contents of a comment extracted by the comment contents extraction process arrangements with relating to each of the chat rooms in which the comment has been made or with relating to each of the users that has made the comment;
• a reference information generating arrangements for generating reference information based upon the contents of the comment stored in the comment contents data base for use as reference information when said user selects a chat room;
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• an inform arrangements for informing said information terminal device of the reference information generated by the reference information generating arrangements.

A chat information processing device for processing information relating to computerized chats when connected to a plurality of information terminal devices respecting associated with plural chat users through a computerized network, comprising:

• a participation history extraction process arrangements for extracting information used for identifying a chat room to which said user has joined;
• a participation history data base for storing information extracted by the participation history extraction process arrangements with relating to each of the users who has joined to the chat room;
• a reference information generating arrangements for generating reference information based upon the information stored in the participation history data base for use as reference information when said user selects a chat room;
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• an inform arrangements for informing said information terminal device of the reference information generated by the reference information generating arrangements.

A chat information processing device for processing information relating to computerized chats, which is connected to an information terminal device of each of chat users through a computerized network, comprising:

• an opening history extraction process arrangements for extracting information relating to the opening history of a chat room;
• an opening history data base for storing information extracted by the opening history extraction process arrangements for each of chat rooms;
• a reference information generating arrangements for generating reference information relating to time at which said chat room is opened, based upon information stored in the opening history data base;
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• an inform arrangements for informing said information terminal device of the reference information generated by the reference information generating arrangements.

A chat information processing method for processing information relating to computerized chats by using a chat information processing device which is connected to an information terminal device of each of chat users through a computerized network comprising:

• (a) extracting the contents of a comment transmitted from said information terminal devices in each of a plurality of chat rooms;
• (b) storing the contents of a comment extracted by the extracting step (a) in said chat information processing device with relating to each of the chat rooms in which the comment has been made or with relating to each of the users that has made the comment;
• (c) generating reference information based upon the contents of the comment stored at the storing step (b) for use as reference information when said user selects a chat room;
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• (d) informing said information terminal device of the reference information generated by the generating step(c).

A chat information processing method for processing information relating to computerized chats by using a chat information processing device which is connected to an information terminal device of each of chat users through a computerized network comprising:

• (a) extracting information used for identifying a chat room to which said user has joined;
• (b) storing information extracted by the extracting step (a) in said chat information processing device with relating to each of the users who has joined to the chat room;
• (c) generating reference information based upon the information stored at the storing step (b) for use as reference information when said user selects a chat room;
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• (d) informing said information terminal device of the reference information generated by the generating step (c).

A chat information processing method for processing information relating to computerized chats by using a chat information processing device which is connected to an information terminal device of each of chat users through a computerized network comprising:

• (a) extracting information relating to the opening history of a chat room;
• (b) storing information extracted by the extracting step (a) in said chat information processing device for each of chat rooms;
• (c) generating reference information relating to time at which said chat room is opened, based upon information stored in the storing step (b);
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• (d) informing said information terminal device of the reference information generated by the generating step(c).